Dr. Eyong Bridget Etengeneng, Dr. (Mrs) Etta Idaka Idaka & Dr. Igwebuike, Osedumme
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between teachers’ variables and adoption of information and communication technology as instructional teaching aid in private secondary schools in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the aim of the research, three hypotheses were raised and tested at 0.05 significance level. The research design used in this study was survey design. The population of this study comprised all private secondary school teachers in Cross River State. The research area has 65 registered private secondary schools in Calabar Metropolis Cross River State. From the administered questionnaire, data were analyzed with Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study showed that there was significant relationship between teachers’ variables and the adoption of ICT as teaching aid in private secondary schools in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria. The researcher recommended that there is a need for the teacher to upgrade by having on-the-job training on ICT to be able to be able to acquire the knowledge and the skill of using technology in education. The introduction of ICT should not be limited to only young and upcoming teachers, but also to the old and serving teachers to enhance their teaching ability in the 21st century. Finally, teachers are required go for further studies as this will help them gain advance knowledge of the present student-centered teaching method.